Daily Alert

Appointments

Darren Thorne, Member, Refugee Appeal Division, at the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada in Toronto, and Andrew J. Brouwer, Senior Counsel, Refugee Law Office, at Legal Aid Ontario in Toronto were appointed Judges of the Federal Court. Appointments were also made today to the courts in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec.

Appointments:

  • Darren Thorne, Member, Refugee Appeal Division, at the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada in Toronto, was appointed a Judge of the Federal Court.
  • Andrew J. Brouwer, Senior Counsel, Refugee Law Office, at Legal Aid Ontario in Toronto, was appointed a Judge of the Federal Court.
  • The Honourable Heather MacNaughton, a Judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, was appointed a Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia in Vancouver.
  • Julia E. Lawn, Partner at Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP in Vancouver, was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Vancouver.
  • Caroline H.C. Magnan, Director, French Common Law Program, at the University of Ottawa, and Counsel at Juristes Power Law in Ottawa, was appointed a Justice of the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta in Calgary.
  • Douglas E. Johnston, Partner at Myers LLP in Winnipeg, was appointed a Judge of His Majesty’s Court of King’s Bench of Manitoba (Family Division) in Winnipeg.
  • Christian L. Monnin, Partner at MLT Aikins LLP in Winnipeg, was appointed a Judge of the Court of King’s Bench of Manitoba in Winnipeg.
  • The Honourable Mohammed M. Rahman, a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in Brampton, was appointed a Judge of the Court of Appeal for Ontario in Toronto.
  • The Honourable Maria N. Sirivar, a Judge of the Ontario Court of Justice in Ottawa, was appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in Ottawa.
  • Bruno Guillot-Hurtubise, Coordinator, Service de Recherche for the Superior Court of Quebec, at Ministère de la Justice du Québec in Montréal, was appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec for the district of Longueuil.
  • Patrick Girard, Partner at Stikeman Elliott LLP in Montréal, was appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec for the district of Montréal.